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Afflictions, though they seem severe,
Are oft in mercy sent:
They stopped the prodigal’s career,
And caused him to repent.
Oh, I die with hunger, here he cries,
And starve in a foreign land,
My father’s house hath large supplies,
And bounteous are his hands.
Although he no relenting felt
Till he had spent his store,
His stubborn heart began to melt
When famine pinched him sore.
Oh, I die with hunger, here he cries,
And starve in a foreign land,
My father’s house hath large supplies,
And bounteous are his hands.
What have I gained by sin, he said,
But hunger, shame and fear?
My father’s house abounds with bread,
Whilst I am starving here.
Oh, I die with hunger, here he cries,
And starve in a foreign land,
My father’s house hath large supplies,
And bounteous are his hands.
I’ll go and tell him what I’ve done,
Fall down before his face,
Not worthy to be called his son,
I’ll ask a servant’s place.
Oh, I die with hunger, here he cries,
And starve in a foreign land,
My father’s house hath large supplies,
And bounteous are his hands.
He saw his son returning back,
He looked, he ran, he smiled,
And threw his arms around the neck
Of his rebell’ous child.
Oh, I die with hunger, here he cries,
And starve in a foreign land,
My father’s house hath large supplies,
And bounteous are his hands.
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.) and refra
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Dates:
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1779
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Bible Refs:
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Lk 15:17;
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MUSIC
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Name:
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THE PRODIGAL SON
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.) and refra
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1844
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